The 2012–13 Swiss Cup was the 88th season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. The competition commenced on 14 September 2012 with the first game of Round 1 and ended on 20 May 2013 with the Final. The winners of the competition, Grasshopper Club Zürich qualified for the play-off round[1] of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League. They beat defending champions FC Basel in the final.

2012–13 Swiss Cup
Tournament details
Country  Switzerland
Teams64
Final positions
ChampionsGrasshopper Club Zürich
Runner-upFC Basel
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Frank Feltscher (8)

Participating clubs edit

All ten Super League and nine Challenge League teams (FC Vaduz are from Liechtenstein and thus play in the 2012–13 Liechtenstein Cup) entered this year's competition, as well as 45 teams from lower leagues. Teams from 1. Liga Promotion and below qualified through separate qualifying rounds within their leagues. Teams from regional leagues qualified by winning the last season's regional cups.

2012–13 Super League
10 teams
2012–13 Challenge League
9 teams
2012–13 1. Liga Promotion
6 teams
2012–13 1. Liga
13 teams
2012-13 2. Liga Interregional
10 teams
2012-13 Regional leagues
16 teams

Sixth tier

  • FC Aarberg (BE)
  • FC Altstetten (ZH)
  • FC Amriswil (TG)
  • FC Arlesheim (BL)
  • FC Ems (GR)
  • FC Hochdorf (LU)
  • CS Italien (GE)
  • FC Olten (SO)
  • Pully Football (VD)
  • FC Richemond (FR)
  • FC Saxon-Sports (VS)
  • FC Schönbühl (BE)
  • AC Vallemaggia (TI)
  • Vedeggio Calcio (TI)
  • FC Windisch (AG)

Seventh tier

  • FC DiessenhofenFP (TG)

Teams in bold are still active in the competition.

th Title holders.
FP Qualified for having the lowest fair play points inside its regional tier.
Qualified as regional leagues cup winners before being promoted to 2. Liga Interregional.
Qualified through 2. Liga Interregional qualifiers after being relegated to their regional league.

Round 1 edit

Teams from Super League and Challenge League were seeded in this round. In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
14 September 2012
FC Le Mont 1–4 FC Biel-Bienne
15 September 2012
FC Olten 0–4 FC Lugano
FC Altstetten 0–7 FC St. Gallen
FC Wettswil-Bonstetten 1–5 BSC Young Boys
FC Arlesheim 1–3 FC Chiasso
FC Köniz 3–1 FC Tuggen
FC Amriswil 1–6 FC Basel
FC Schönbühl 2–1 FC Aarberg
FC Eschenbach 0–1 FC Winterthur
FC Monthey 2–4 (a.e.t.) SC Brühl
FC Colombier 2–4 FC Hergiswil
SC Düdingen 3–4 FC Thun
FC Hochdorf 0–4 FC Lausanne-Sport
FC Thierrens 2–3 FC Locarno
FC Saxon-Sports 2–3 (a.e.t.) FC La Sarraz-Éclépens
SC Zofingen 1–3 (a.e.t.) FC Schötz
FC Langenthal 1–3 SC Kriens
FC Moutier 0–4 FC Grenchen
CS Italien 1–5 FC Schaffhausen
FC Ibach 1–2 (a.e.t.) FC Black Stars
AC Vallemaggia 3–1 (a.e.t.) SC Bümpliz 78
FC Diessenhofen 0–5 FC Baden
Étoile Carouge FC 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(p. 4–5)
FC Wohlen
16 September 2012
SC Cham 2–1 Servette FC
SR Delémont 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(p. 6–5)
FC Luzern
Vedeggio Calcio 0–5 Grasshoppers Zürich
FC Ems 0–5 AC Bellinzona
FC Echallens 0–6 FC Zürich
FC Windisch 0–7 FC Wil
FC Richemond 0–1 FC Sion
Pully Football 1–4 FC Aarau
FC Linth 04 2–3 SV Muttenz

Round 2 edit

The winners of Round 1 played in this round. Teams from Super League were seeded, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
10 November 2012
FC Schönbühl 0–4 SC Kriens
FC Black Stars 1–3 FC Zürich
AC Vallemaggia 0–6 Grasshoppers Zürich
FC Köniz 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(p. 4–2)
FC Winterthur
FC Schötz 1–4 FC Wil
FC Baden 0–5 FC Schaffhausen
FC Lugano 0–2 FC Thun
11 November 2012
FC Grenchen 0–4 FC Wohlen
FC Hergiswil 0–3 FC Sion
FC Biel-Bienne 0–3 FC St. Gallen
SV Muttenz 1–5 BSC Young Boys
FC Chiasso 1–4 FC Basel
FC Aarau 2–0 AC Bellinzona
FC La Sarraz-Éclépens 0–3 SC Brühl
SC Cham 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(p. 4–5)
FC Locarno
SR Delémont 0–4 FC Lausanne-Sport

Round 3 edit

The winners of Round 2 played in this round, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
8 December 2012
SC Brühl 1–3 FC Lausanne-Sport
FC Schaffhausen 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(p. 2–3)
Grasshoppers Zürich
9 December 2012
FC Köniz 1–5 FC Zürich
FC Wil 4–3 BSC Young Boys
FC Locarno 2–3 (a.e.t.) FC Basel
3 February 2013
FC Wohlen 1–2 FC Thun
SC Kriens 0–4 FC Sion
FC Aarau 2–0 (a.e.t.) FC St. Gallen

Quarter-finals edit

The winners of Round 3 played in the Quarter-finals, there was no home advantage granted in the draw.

FC Wil2 – 4 (a.e.t.)FC Zürich
Muslin   29'
Audino   96'
Gavranović   5'
Gajić   93'
Drmić   114'
Schönbächler   120'
Attendance: 2,950
Referee: Sascha Amhof

FC Thun1 – 2 (a.e.t.)FC Basel
Schneuwly   79' A. Frei   12', 115'
Attendance: 3,664
Referee: Alain Bieri

FC Aarau1 – 4Grasshoppers Zürich
Ioniţă   66' Report Feltscher   16', 74'
Zuber   89'
Ngamukol   90'
Attendance: 6,600

FC Lausanne-Sport0 – 2FC Sion
Vanczák   28'
N'Djeng   90+4' (pen.)

Semi-finals edit

The winners of the Quarter-finals stage advanced to play in the Semi-finals.

FC Zürich1 − 2 (a.e.t.)Grasshoppers Zürich
Benito   23' Feltscher   39'
Hajrović   94'
Attendance: 20,507
Referee: Alain Bieri

FC Sion0 − 1FC Basel
(FCB Report)
(in German)
Stocker   73' (pen.)
Attendance: 13,800

Final edit

The winners of the Semi-finals stage played in the Final, which was held in the capital at the Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf.

GK   Yann Sommer
DF   Kay Voser   60'
DF   Fabian Schär   28'
DF   Aleksandar Dragović   57'
DF   Park Joo-Ho
MF   Fabian Frei
MF   Marcelo Díaz
MF   Mohamed Elneny   91'
MF   Serey Die   106'
MF   Valentin Stocker
ST   Marco Streller (c)   69'
Substitutes:
DF   Markus Steinhöfer   60'
MF   Raúl Bobadilla   69'
FW   David Degen   106'
Manager:
  Murat Yakin
GK   Roman Bürki
DF   Michael Lang
DF   Milan Vilotić
DF   Stéphane Grichting
DF   Moritz Bauer
MF   Amir Abrashi   95'
MF   Vero Salatić
MF   Izet Hajrović
MF   Shkëlzen Gashi   29'   100'
MF   Steven Zuber   66'
ST   Anatole Ngamukol
Substitutes:
MF   Frank Feltscher   66'
MF   Nzuzi Toko   95'
MF   Nassim Ben Khalifa   100'
Manager:
  Uli Forte

References edit

  1. ^ 2013/14 Access list[permanent dead link] Bert Kassies' Site
  2. ^ Fussball-Schweiz (20 May 2013). "88. Schweizer Cupfinal, FC Basel - Grasshopper Club 4:5 n.P. (1:1, 1:1, 0:0)" (in German). daniel schaub medienbüro gmbh. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

External links edit